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The college says the R.W. Kern Center has been designed to become the sixth building in the world to receive Living Building Certification as a net-zero energy, waste and water building. The facility's green design and construction is part of institution's efforts to become a carbon-neutral campus by 2020.

Alumni and other donors gave a total of $8.9 million to Hampshire to pay for the building.

When it opens on April 29, the Kern Center will serve as a new entry point onto the campus and will house the offices of admissions and financial aid, as well as welcome areas, classrooms, and social areas such as a coffee bar.